Pastor Jeff Laustsen, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Rockville Centre: While some of our definitions of sin have changed with the times (few of us fret over whether we should eat meat offered to idols) ...

"We are all sinners," is a popular quote from Pope Francis. But a recent survey indicates "we all" disagree on exactly what's a sin. Is it using artificial contraceptives? Squandering energy resources ...

Few personal sins have more raw power to shock and fascinate or call down judgment and shame than sexual indiscretions. But what conduct society deems truly sinful is a shifting – and often ...

Pope Francis recently presided over a wedding ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica for 20 couples. In the Catholic tradition, marriage, like communion, is a sacrament. And a wedding is a statement of the ...

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was ...

The letters to the editor published on July 25 argue the president should be denied the Eucharist because the policies of his political party support women’s choice. The authors also claim denial of ...

In this 2017 file photo, Pope Francis addresses participants at an encounter marking the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the Vatican. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Following through ...

More than a decade ago on an Aegean island, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians made a startling proposition: That pollution and other attacks on the environment could be ...

“The unworkable Alice abstract ideas framework divined by the Supreme Court has led to the Federal Circuit developing some corollary doctrines that don’t make sense.” Subject matter eligibility has ...